Blossoms Day Nursery - The New Mill

16 The New Mill, Gateforth Lane, Hambleton, Selby YO8 9HP
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Blossoms Day Nursery is a purpose built setting, based within the village of Hambleton, providing childcare for children aged 0-5 years old.

The nursery operates from four rooms; a baby room, an infant room, a toddler room and a pre-school room. Each room consists of pathways for children to browse their environment at their own leisure. Rooms are carefully designed to ensure that when a child is browsing their environment, they are still learning within every area of the room.

The nursery adopt the Reggio Emilia approach in their practice. The Reggio Emilia belief is that all children are capable, creative and intelligent. At Blossoms, practitioners work with the child as an active collaborator, both adult and child learning together. They encourage children to investigate and explore their own questions, theories and ideas about what is happening in the world around them. They support their investigations into these questions through creativity, allowing children to lead and develop their own pieces of work.

Blossoms Day Nursery promote learning outdoors as it develops the children’s relationship with nature, and also include resources that are as natural as possible for learning whilst indoors. The children are supported in their creative ideas, and they believe no idea is wrong. Staff study and learn from the children and extend their ideas to see where it leads.

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Care Provided by Blossoms Day Nursery - The New Mill

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Danielle Brown (Area Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 28
  • Total Places for Children
  • 64
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 0 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Blossoms Day Nursery - The New Mill

  • Full Day (7:30am-5:30pm/ 8:00am-6:00pm) £64.50
    AM/PM Session (7:30am-12:30pm/ 1:00pm-6:00pm) £35.00


    Funded Hours
    Hourly rate- £6.45

  • All fees include meals:
    Breakfast is served from 7.30am-9am
    Mid morning snack
    Lunch served from 11.30am. This is always a hot meal
    *children doing a morning session will receive the above


    Mid afternoon snack.
    Tea served from 4pm. This is usually a snack tea
    *children doing the afternoon session will receive the above
    Children doing a full day will receive all meals and snacks


    Fees also include nappies and wipes


    *All funded hours will be charged a care package, this will cover the cost of food including snacks, nappies, wipes, creams, extracurricular activities, and sundries

Blossoms Day Nursery - The New Mill Reviews (70)

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Blossoms Day Nursery - The New Mill has a Review Score of 10 (9.953) out of 10, based on 30 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Blossoms Day Nursery - The New Mill has 70 reviews.

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Review from J C (Mother of Child) published on 15 January 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Lovely nursery. Staff always give a lovely greeting when you start the day and my child loves it there. They do so much and learn so much! The app is updated throughout the day so you know what your child is doing day to day.

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Review from Samantha M (Mother of Child) published on 13 January 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter has been to Blossoms Day Nursery since 9 months old and has settled so well and I cannot recommend them enough! The staff are so caring and nurturing, you always get a warm welcome every time you visit and my daughter's progress has come on leaps and bounds with her speech and confidence.

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Review from Megan B (Mother of Child) published on 13 January 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our boy has been going to Blossoms Day Nursery since May 2023 and he absolutely loves it. The staff always go above and beyond and make you feel so comfortable. The staff are so caring, friendly and always make sure the children are the priority. It really helped knowing our boy was left in safe hands.

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Review from L H (Mother of Child) published on 13 January 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery goes above and beyond for my daughter. She loves the staff and she has come on leaps and bounds.
They do amazing activities constantly and they learn French in preschool. This year they held a carol concert for all preschool which was beautiful!

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Review from Rachel C (Mother of Child) published on 13 January 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The care the staff at the nursery provide for my child is exceptional. They have all been so supportive to my daughter as she has experienced a time of big change in her life, the birth of her new sibling. I feel that all the staff have an excellent knowledge of my child and plan appropriate activities
to further her development. Most importantly, she absolutely loves coming to nursery and looks forward to her nursery days every week.

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Review from Chloe W (Mother of Child) published on 13 January 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our 18-month-old son has been at Blossoms Day Nursery for seven months and it has been a wonderful experience for us all. I was really anxious about sending him to nursery but the staff have been amazing. He absolutely loves going and all the staff. I've always been really impressed by how well the
staff know each of the children, how well thought out everything is (e.g. "high" chairs which are actually little so the babies have their feet on the floor) and that the staff really understand how big of a deal it is to trust others with your baby. I can't imagine sending him anywhere else!

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Review from S H (Mother of Child) published on 13 January 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son currently attends this setting and I couldn't be happier with the care he receives.
Like most, I was incredibly nervous for my child to start nursery when my maternity leave finished but all my fears were quickly quashed when he started Blossoms Day Nursery.
The staff are outstanding. Every
member of management knows him by name, every member of staff in his room (both current and former) have really taken the time to get to know him and we have found both his key workers brilliant.
My son has benefited so much from attending - with weaning, cruising, walking, learning actions to songs and now with his talking too. The setting has great facilities, ample age-appropriate toys and regular one-off activities. They advocate time outside and everything in the room is on the children's level so they have the freedom to choose. The app keeps parents informed on key activities, nappy changes, naps and food intake and staff are always happy to chat about the day too.
We would highly recommend Blossoms.

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Review from B M (Father of Child) published on 13 January 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter attends Blossoms Day Nursery. Since starting, she has come out of her shell and we can see weekly progression from her due to the activities that the practitioners produce. The team are very caring and knowledgeable in what they do. We wouldn't have our daughter in any other nursery.

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Review from V S (Mother of Child) published on 13 January 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Excellent care and learning.
Friendly staff.
Feel management could be slightly improved.
Great outdoor space.
Always going outside and good playing.
Food is good, though portion sizes may be slightly small but then there's always opportunity for seconds so that's good.
Great communication with
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Review from Elisha A (Mother of Child) published on 13 January 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Such a lovely nursery. My son loves going, he loves the staff and has made good friends with the other children. Staff are very attentive and always have lovely stories to tell at pick-up. The Blossoms Day Nursery app is great as I get updates throughout the day as well as reports, golden moments and
newsletters/updates through it. The children regularly have exciting and new things to do, whether that's someone coming in to do a session with them or new experiences linked to national events, it's great to see so much variety in their day-to-day. As the children progress through, their independence and sense of self is really nurtured with things like lunch monitors and a student council.

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Review from S H (Mother of Child) published on 13 January 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been at Blossoms Day Nursery for the past eighteen months and she absolutely loves it. She looks forward to seeing the wonderful women who take amazing care of her and all her friends. She has progressed in leaps and bounds since attending Blossoms.

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Review from Josh M (Father of Child) published on 21 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our 10-month-old has been at Blossoms in Hambleton since January 2024. His staff are fantastic and we have not once felt uncomfortable leaving him there. He comes back covered in food with a smile on his face; and 95% of the time we drop him off with no tears (Can't ask for 100%!) Very happy with these
guys and would highly rate them.

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Review from Beth M (Mother of Child) published on 14 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Blossoms Day Nursery is such a wonderful setting. The staff we’ve had the pleasure of knowing throughout our little girl's time there have been amazing. They are so catering and caring. Our little girl has truly blossomed throughout her time in each room she has been in.
The management has always
been so welcoming and is always there to help with any questions we’ve had.
Thank you to all the staff for creating such a lovely learning environment and for always going above and beyond.

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Review from Tony S (Father of Child) published on 14 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Absolutely fantastic nursery. Every single member of staff is beyond friendly. Our little boy loves going and has so much fun whilst there. Thank you to Blossoms Day Nursery and everyone there for making it so much easier for me and my partner to leave our little boy in safe hands.

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Review from G G (Mother of Child) published on 27 February 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Lovely nursery, clean and tidy. Excellent staff always updates given on your child’s progress. Updates during the day via email so you can see how your child’s day has been, what they have been learning and how they have eaten and what they have eaten.

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Review from Ben F (Father of Child) published on 17 April 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter has been at Blossoms Day Nursery since she was 9 months old. She loves going to nursery. She comes home having learnt lots of new things- songs in particular! The staff really care about the children and we are very happy with our choice of childcare- wouldn’t go anywhere else.

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Review from Louise G (Mother of Child) published on 7 April 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been coming for around 1 year and a half. I could not fault the facilities or the staff. The key workers have been brilliant at communicating and making myself and my son welcome. They focus on the unique child by purchasing additional resources to ensure his learning is challenged. They
have all gone above and beyond in their role to ensure he has his full needs met and more. The managers have been exceptional in ensuring safeguarding procedures are followed and ensuring strong parental communication links. They are an exceptional nursery and my son has come on leaps and bounds in their care.

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Review from Matt B (Father of Child) published on 5 April 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter attends Blossoms two days per week and she really enjoys the environment. She’s made friends and always comes home excited to tell us what she’s been up to. Staff are competent and caring and keep parents up to date throughout the day via photos and updates.

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Review from L M (Mother of Child) published on 5 April 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our eldest daughter attended Blossoms from the baby room through to pre-school. We had no hesitation in sending our second daughter and we cannot recommend Blossoms highly enough! Blossoms is a happy, fun and caring environment and staff are always smiling. Activities are really creative in all the
rooms and there is a wonderful outdoor area! Any queries are responded to very quickly. Our eldest daughter now at school, loves returning to Blossoms to help pick up her sister and seeing the staff who cared for her and she always receives a lovely welcome. Thank you to everyone at Blossoms!

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Review from Kayleigh B (Mother of Child) published on 5 April 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I’ve been using Blossoms Day Nursery since 2018 - firstly for my eldest daughter, and currently with my littlest. We have always received wonderful care for our girls from the staff, and I recommend the nursery to all my customers, and friends locally.

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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.953)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.953) out of 10 for Blossoms Day Nursery - The New Mill is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 30 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 30 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.953 for Blossoms Day Nursery - The New Mill is calculated as follows: ( (345 Excellents x 5) + (14 Goods x 4) + (1 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 360 Ratings = 4.953

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Blossoms Day Nursery - The New Mill is based on 30 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 64 number of registered child places is 12.8, which has been reached with 30 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Meet the Team (4)

Melissa

Melissa Swales BA hons, EYPS

Job Title: Managing Director

Joined: 2018

I started my career while studying at university and working as a Nursery Practitioner. I then progressed to being an EYFS Manager for a chain of nurseries once graduating with my BA (Hons) in Early Childhood Studies and completing my EYPS at Level 6.


I have a real passion for providing outstanding quality childcare and believe the most important years in a child's life for development is in the early years.
Creating an environment where the vision of 'Quality is our Reality' is at the heart of both our nurseries.


Rachel

Rachel Fritz CIPD assoc

Job Title: Managing Director

Joined: 2018

After leaving school I went on to complete my Level 3 Childcare where I worked in this industry for a couple of years. A change in career led me down the HR route and I found a real passion for training and development.


Ten years on and after having my own child I was offered a job in HR for a group of nurseries and this combined re-ignited my passion for working with children.


One of our beliefs at Blossoms is, you can’t provide quality care if your employees don't receive quality training.


Danielle

Danielle Brown

Job Title: Area Manager

Joined: 2018

I have worked in childcare for over fifteen years, working in a variety of early years settings. During this time, I completed my Foundation Degree in Early Childhood Studies. This experience has supported me in gaining a vast amount of knowledge and understanding of child development.


I started at Blossoms, when the first nursery opened, back in June 2018 and feel my passion for early years has grown even further during my time here. I love working with such an ambitious and dedicated team, providing high quality and challenging learning experiences for children to ‘flourish’.


Katie

Katie Caudwell

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2020

After completing my childcare qualification in 2022, I went on to become a nursery practitioner at a nursery in Lincoln, where I am originally from.


I started with Blossoms in 2020 and feel during my time here my confidence and knowledge have enhanced even further through the support from the highly knowledgeable and enthusiastic management team. I feel proud and honoured to be the Manager at Blossoms Day Nursery-The New Mill, with a team that shares my ambitious vision for providing high-quality childcare.


Frequently Asked Questions about Blossoms Day Nursery - The New Mill

What is the Age Range of Children that Blossoms Day Nursery - The New Mill accepts?

Blossoms Day Nursery - The New Mill accepts Children aged from 0 years 0 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Blossoms Day Nursery - The New Mill Open?

Blossoms Day Nursery - The New Mill is open: Monday 07:30-18:00, Tuesday 07:30-18:00, Wednesday 07:30-18:00, Thursday 07:30-18:00, Friday 07:30-18:00.

How many Children does Blossoms Day Nursery - The New Mill have capacity for?

Blossoms Day Nursery - The New Mill has capacity for a total of 64 Children.

How far is Blossoms Day Nursery - The New Mill to the centre of Selby?

3.8 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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